Jeremy Jacobs Jr.

Jeremy M. Jacobs Jr. is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Delaware
North, a hospitality and food service company that is one of the
most admired family-owned and operated companies in the world.

Delaware North has annual revenues of $3 billion and more than
60,000 employees, and they serve half a billion customers annually
on four continents. As Co-CEO, Mr. Jacobs provides stewardship to
the 100-year-old Delaware North and its operating subsidiaries,
which include industry leaders in food and retail operations at
airports and sports venues, sports facility ownership and
management, operations of parks and major tourist attractions,
hotel ownership and management, and gaming operations. The company
recently acquired Patina Restaurant Group, a leader in the premium
segment of the restaurant and catering industry that operates
restaurants and manages catering and food service at high-profile
venues such as Rockefeller Center in New York, the Emmy Awards
Governors Ball in Los Angeles, and Walt Disney World in
Orlando.

In his position, Mr. Jacobs is responsible for long-term
strategic direction, determining mergers and acquisition
candidates, positioning the company in emerging markets, and
working with financial institutions on overall business strategy.
In addition to his senior management post with Delaware North, Mr.
Jacobs serves as alternate governor for the six-time Stanley Cup
winning Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.

Mr. Jacobs’s professional involvement with Delaware North
began more than thirty years ago. He was named chairman of Delaware
North’s flagship subsidiary, Sportservice, in 1995 and
successfully developed and launched name-brand initiatives in
retail and fine dining. Under his leadership, Sportservice
flourished and today includes contracts with some of the world's
most high-profile sports clients and venues, including the St.
Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau
Field, and the New York Jets and Giants at MetLife Stadium, as well
as London’s Wembley Stadium and the Sydney Cricket
Ground.

Mr. Jacobs was named executive vice president of Delaware North
in 1991. Prior to joining the company he was a financial analyst
with the Money Market Group at Paine-Webber, Inc. in New York. He
has a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School of
Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Georgetown University. Jerry met his wife, Alice
Jacobs, when they were both students at the University of
Pennsylvania, where she earned a Juris Doctor degree. Mrs. Jacobs
is the chairwoman of the Western New York Women’s Foundation,
and a member of the Albright Knox Art Gallery and Community
Foundation for Greater Buffalo boards of directors.

Delaware North is a generous benefactor of multiple non-profit
institutions throughout the world, and particularly in Buffalo, NY,
where they are headquartered. The company has committed over $50
million to the University at Buffalo, the largest institution of
the State University of New York system, and the university
recently renamed their medical school the Jacobs School of Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences in recognition of his family’s
steadfast support. They have also made million dollar donations to
the Say Yes Buffalo initiative and the Explore & More Museum,
both of which are committed to advancing elementary and secondary
education in Buffalo.

Mr. Jacobs is chairman of the Nichols School Board of Trustees.
He serves on the Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Board, is a member of
the Georgetown Board of Regents and is an active alumnus
interviewer, and he served on the Georgetown College of Arts &
Sciences advisory board from 1995 until 2000. Mr. Jacobs has
dedicated more than a decade of volunteer service to United Way of
Buffalo and Erie County, including chairing the annual fundraising
campaign in 1999 and serving as chairman of the board of directors
from 2003 to 2006. He currently participates on the United Way of
Buffalo and Erie County Advisory Board.

Mr. Jacobs is active in numerous industry organizations
including the Global Sports Summit and the U.S. Travel CEO
Roundtable. The Secretary of Commerce twice appointed him to the
Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which
advises the Secretary on matters related to the travel and tourism
industry in the United States, including travel and tourism
policies, travel facilitation and infrastructure, and the National
Travel and Tourism Strategy.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs reside in East Aurora, New York. They have
two children, Melissa and Jeremy III.

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